NBC Bay Area features LBC’s Mariachi and Ballet Folklórico Programs!

In the spotlight for all the Bay Area to see, LBC’s Mariachi and Ballet Folklórico programs were featured in a segment on NBC Bay Area October 7 as a tribute to Hispanic Heritage Month! Hear the stories of students who are flourishing in music and dance while connecting to their families’ heritage and cultural traditions. Meet the instructors who teach and encourage them through these free afterschool programs provided at the LBC. Learn about the performances they bring out into the community to gather people around the culture and arts.

Posada Navideña, a Holiday Tradition at LBC

The holidays are nearly upon us and we are delighted to celebrate with our 18th annual holiday tradition—a performance of Posada Navideña, pre-show arts and crafts, and post-show fiesta for the public—all in addition to two sold out School Shows and a student clinic held earlier in the day!

Join us with your family for this local holiday favorite, a highlight of the winter season with festive Latin American music and dance. The annual free post-show celebration includes a singing procession, goody bags for children, piñatas, and more.

Rodney Strong Dance Series

17th Annual

POSADA NADIVEÑA

by Calidanza Dance Company

with LBC’s Mariachi Cantares de Mi Tierra

Luther Burbank Center for the Arts presents pre-show arts and crafts and the post-show celebration free with the purchase of a ticket to the performance in partnership with our Latino Advisory Council and thanks to generous community donations.

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 6:30 pm

$10 adults, $5 children, $2 Lap Pass (for children under 2 years old)

Free pre-show arts and crafts with your family at 5:30 pm

Free post-show Posada celebration with LBC’s Mariachi Ensemble and Ballet Folklórico

Literature to Life®’s production of 

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Friday January 21, 2025 at 9:30 am

Grades 7-12

This stage adaptation features verbatim portions of what is widely considered one of the great American novels, The Great Gatsby. In this one-man-show, we follow midwestern WWI veteran Nick Carraway, who moves to New York City in search of employment after the war. In the height of the Jazz Age and Prohibition Era, Nick is soon pulled into the world of the rich and powerful by way of his cousin, Daisy; her husband, Tom; and a mysterious millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Relish in the privilege and face the pitfalls each character encounters as they each reach for their own “green light.” Explore themes of social class, “old money” versus “new money” ideology, gender, race, environmentalism, and the price of the American Dream.

The Pa’akai We Bring

by Honolulu Theatre for Youth Ensemble

Wednesday January 22, 2025 at 9:30 am

Grades 1-6

Explore the rich culture of Hawaii as we discover the Native Hawaiian relationship with pa‘akai (salt).  Traditionally, pa‘akai is food, medicine, a sacrament, and a treasured gift which requires determination and inherited knowledge to harvest correctly. Follow a family of multiple generations of salt farmers on the island of Kauai. Enjoy ancient stories, hula, live music, original songs, and plenty of audience participation in this beautiful performance.

RUBBERBAND Dance Company

Thursday March 6, 2025 at 11:30 am

Grades 7-12

Join us for this special performance designed for student audiences. Artistic Director and founder Victor Quijada was born to Mexican parents and raised in Los Angeles, thriving in the b-boying circles and hip-hop clubs. Quijada founded RUBBERBAND in 2002, after working in New York and Montreal in classical ballet, winning praise for combining the choreographic principals of ballet with the raw ideology of urban dance. The company’s creations are imbued with a strong theatricality, the energy of improvisation, and the codes of cinematic language. They are sculpted by an incomparable precision of gesture. RUBBERBAND Dance Company has redefined the codes of break, classical ballet, and dance theatre.

Pete the Cat 

by TheaterWorksUSA

Wednesday March 12, 2025

11:30 am show added!

Grades PK-3

Join us for a musical adventure based on the book series by Eric Litwin. The minute Pete the Cat meets the Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking, all except for Jimmy. For this organized second grader, the end of the school year has a lot of tests and the last thing he needs is some new cat in his life turning everything upside down. But when Jimmy draws a blank in art class it turns out Pete is the perfect pal to help. Together, they conquer second grade art and learn a little something new about inspiration and friendship.

ARTS FOR ALL RESIDENCY

Printmaking

Grades: 2 and up
Subject: Visual Art

History books are full of images of historical figures that provide information often not found in the written text. In this residency, students learn how to read a portrait to gain a deeper understanding of an historical figure and what they might have been like as real humans. Students will create a small book using a variety of household and found items to hold the pieces they discover about an historical figure as well as insights they learn about themselves in the process. Led by Tracy Sawyer, keeper of stories through scrapbooking, paper crafting, and journaling.

TEACHING ARTIST TRAINING

Navigating Developmental Landmarks: A Group Dialogue on Child and Adolescent Development

$10 each

Attend one or both sessions!

Instructor: Ashleigh Worley

Session 1: Ages 4-9

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

4:00 – 5:30 pm

LBC Education Studio

Open to all educators!

Embark on an insightful journey through developmental benchmarks of childhood and adolescence. Inspired by Chip Wood’s Yardsticks: Child and Adolescent Development, this workshop facilitates group discussions on the nuances of cognitive growth across ages 4 through 9. While we won’t prescribe curriculum adaptations, you’ll gain valuable insights and strategies through collective dialogue on tailoring communication and expectations for diverse learners.